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Spreading Stories Proposal Increasing literacy rates through stories & technology

Spreading Stories in Kenya

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Eneza's "Spreading Stories" initiative aims to increase literacy levels through paper technology (yes paper), mobile technology, competition, and teacher training. Join us!

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Spreading Stories ProposalIncreasing literacy rates through stories & technology

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68% of students do not enroll in high school

90% of students in the most remote areas do not make it to high school and drop out1/2 Million students per year get left behind

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• Where teacher’s marking books.

why does this happen? little access to resources

+ 60:1 Student to teacher ratio

= low literacy levels

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everyone deserves an excellent education

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who we areEneza Education’s mission is to make 50 Million students in rural Africa smarter through low-cost mobile technology

We’re a team of dedicated teachers, techies and community organizers in Kenya

We provide products to students, teachers and parents throughout Africa

We democratize education and make information accessible to everyone

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our impact

+ Serving more than 135,000 students at 3,000+ schools in Kenya

+ 15% raise in academic scores

+ Students study 2 more hours per week

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CORRECT! A mammal’s red blood cell had a nucleus in the beginning of its development, but it was lost to make room for hemoglobin.

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Quizzes & lessons thru SMS

how it works

1. Why does a mammal’s red blood cell not have a nucleus?A. Never had oneB. Lost in its

developmentC. It always has a

nucleusD. A nucleus is

never needed

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Body601 Mini-Lesson

The blood is made of red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. The red blood cell of a mammal does not

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Reports, Wikipedia search & Ask a Teacher featurehow it works

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a sovereign state in Africa. Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya lies on the equator with the Indian

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WIKI Kenya

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REPORTS

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This week Daniel Matiko’s marks are:ENG: 85MATH: 67KIS: 52SCI: 78SS: 78CRE: 67

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ASK Why should children get dewormed?

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Dear Student,Children should get de-wormed so that they rid the body of any parasites. When the body has less parasites, a person gets sick less often.

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reports online Data for students & teachers

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web capabilities for all features

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our problem

Students still experience difficulties because their reading levels are 2-5 years behind

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what we need to do:

increase literacy rates by

spreading stories

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how?Source local stories on grade level that are available on paper or PDF

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how?Create competition among students and schools through Spreading Stories

Welcome to Spreading Stories. You have 325 points. What would you like to do?1: Take quiz2: Challenge Classmate3: See reports

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In Forbidden, what does Keziah think of Amir?A: She is infatuated with himB: She dislikes himC: She wants to be friends with himD: She is envious of him

You received an 80% on Story801. Rebecca scored 60% in the challenge. Kamau won this challenge.

CONGRATS! You now have 350 points.

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how?Empower teachers with the training & skills they need to make it a success

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to make it happen

Expense TOTALFull-time manager 8,888.89Part-time organizers 2,807.02Printed booklets 2,573.10Trainings 2,339.18Marketing materials 2,046.78Travel 3,274.85   TOTAL Expenses for 2014

$21,929.82

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why?

A student’s ability to read is one of the

greatest determiners of her success.

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help us increase literacy levels across Kenya by

spreading storiescontact:Toni Maraviglia > [email protected]